I looked over the brochure and it is 100% SI with no Imperial. Good news there. Ezra
-------------- Original message ---------------------- From: "Martin Vlietstra" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Steve missed the most important point that I was making. From 1-Aug-2007 it > will be mandatory that estate agents supply the "useful floor area" of a > house that has four or more bedrooms in square metres. Square feet will be > optional and will not appear on the "Energy Certificate". > > A typical energy certificate is shown > http://www.communities.gov.uk/pub/856/ExampleofEPC_id1504856.pdf. The > format of the certificate and how the various parameters are calculated is > laid down by law. The energy inspector will have very little room for > maneuver. > > Once HIP's are the norm, the energy assessor will have to show how his > calculations were made. The law requires that he use metric units for all > his measurements, so if your next estate agent is not very good with a > calculator, it will be the imperial measurement that will be all over the > place, not the metric measurement. > > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf > Of Stephen Humphreys > Sent: 23 July 2007 20:31 > To: U.S. Metric Association > Subject: [USMA:39168] Re: Pure SI for area in UK? > > "Until now, it has been unusual for estate agents to quote the floor area of > > properties that they are advertising" > > However without exception Estate agents advertise the length and widths of > room. In most cases this is in feet and inches only but sometimes a > bracketed meter amount is included. > > I remember when I sold my last house the first agents I used did this and > apparently my living room was 23 ft long (33.1 metres). Obviously someone > wasn't very good with the calculator! > > So with houses sqft tends not to get used but instead a LxW figure is quoted > > which I think is a better way of describing a room (system aside) > > Also - office space is "mainly" in sq ft - but you are right in saying that > some show "sq m" (although very very few and this tends to accomany the sq > ft size). > > Office space and house dimensions seem to be an area where metric has not > really made in-roads, probably because you tend not to buy a house by its > dimension. > > > >From: "Martin Vlietstra" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > >Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > >To: "U.S. Metric Association" <[email protected]> > >Subject: [USMA:39167] Re: Pure SI for area in UK? > >Date: Mon, 23 Jul 2007 19:50:13 +0100 > > > >The situation in the UK is a "Very British Mess" > > > > > > > >Sometimes office space is advertised in square feet, sometimes in square > >metres, sometimes in both. Farming subsidies (which are set by the EU) are > >paid per hectare so farmers know exactly how large their farms are in > >hectares. Of course, the moment some journalists see the word "hectare", > >they whip out their calculators and give an Imperial equivalent to a > >ridiculous number of decimal places. The Farmers Weekly on-line magazine > >is > >a right mess when it comes to land sales, but all of the figures that I saw > >regarding British crop yields were in metric units (even though many had > >Imperial units in brackets). > > > > > > > >Next month sees the introduction of Home Information Packs in England and > >Wales. What this means is that before you sell a house, you must get > >together a dossier that has an "Energy Certificate" and copies of various > >other papers regarding your property. One of the mandatory features of the > >Energy Certificate is the estimated energy required to heat the property to > >a specified temperature, taking into account the method of construction, > >the > >"useful floor area in square metres" and the energy per square metre. > >Until > >now, it has been unusual for estate agents to quote the floor area of > >properties that they are advertising. (Typically they are advertised as > >being 3/4 reception rooms, 3/4 bedrooms). > > > > > > > >The EU Commission working party has stated its position regarding the > >proposed amendment to the EU directive on units of measure. Basically, it > >seems that the 31-Dec-2009 deadline will be removed, but that the directive > >will be extended to included areas of "customer protection" in addition to > >"commercial purposes". I understand this to mean that it will be mandatory > >for advertising literature to have metric units. Also, the acre is being > >dropped form the list of imperial units that might be used. > > > > > > > > _____ > > > >From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf > >Of Mike Millet > >Sent: 23 July 2007 03:17 > >To: U.S. Metric Association > >Subject: [USMA:39150] Re: Pure SI for area in UK? > > > > > > > >I don't think it's gone quite totally. I hear lots of references to the > >acre > >in various BBC shows such as My Family and some of the earlier ones. > > > >If I recall correctly, there is still some confusion as to whether or not > >the UK uses square foot or square meter for things like office space. > > > >At least most other references on the shows are in SI though. I remember > >one episode of My Family where the husband was mad because the neighbors > >had > >taken ten centimeters of his property and built a fence. > > > >Mike > > > >On 7/22/07, [EMAIL PROTECTED] <[EMAIL PROTECTED] > ><mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > wrote: > > > >I noticed in this BBC News science article that only the hectare is used > >for > >area. > >It looks like non-SI units for area are either a vanishing breed or gone > >altogether: > > > >http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/science/nature/6909249.stm > > > >Perhaps UK readers can confirm. > > > >Ezra > > > > > > > > > >-- > >"The boy is dangerous, they all sense it why can't you?" > > > > _________________________________________________________________ > Don't get caught with egg on your face. Play Chicktionary! > http://club.live.com/chicktionary.aspx?icid=chick_hotmailtextlink2 >
